Today is a very sad day indeed; Arthur C. Clarke died at the age of 90. Author of books like 2001: A Space Odyssey, Childhood’s End and Rendezvous with Rama – Clarke was one of the most influential authors from my early childhood onwards.
Some of my favourite quotes:
- “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.”
- “If we have learned one thing from the history of invention and discovery, it is that, in the long run – and often in the short one – the most daring prophecies seem laughably conservative.”
- “Somewhere in me is a curiosity sensor. I want to know what’s over the next hill. You know, people can live longer without food than without information. Without information, you’d go crazy”
And in his famous 10 word story:
“God said, ‘Cancel Program GENESIS.’ The universe ceased to exist.”
His vision and optimism about the continuance of our species will be sorely missed.
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